Drawer-locking device



Oct. 2,' 1928.

G. H. wHl-:ARY E-r Al.

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` @www Egmmnry Whgary Mamma `Kurtn @VIM/ Patented Oct.y 2, 1923. l x i i, j i i I v Y' Uma Sierre Y GEORGE HENRY WRRARY ANDNATHIES' KURTRnfOr RACINE, wrsoONsIN, A ssIeNORs To 'WHEARY TRUNK oo., or Racine, wlsooNsrmncoRroRam-ION Or WISCONSIN.'

i' DRAWER-LOCKING nnvron A ppngation ined August 6, 1924.'` seriai N. 730,523.5

This inventionirelates to certain new and illustrated'one complete eiample ofthefphys# useful improvements in 'drawer locking deical embodiment of our inventionico'nstru'cted Y vices and refers more particularly to a vdeaccording tothe best mode we have ,so 'far 55*y vicevv of the character described especially devised. tor the practical app 'cQati-on of the i designed for releasably securing. the drawers principlesthereof, and in which of a wardrobe trunk against unauthorized VFigure lisa vertical sectionalview taken opening. i i 7 transversely through the drawer section of It is one of theobjects'ot `this invention a Vwardr be trunk on the planey of wth'eline 60 to provide a combineddrawer guide Ormount l-fl of Figure 3,- the 'central portion thereof and drawer locking device wherein rigid and e being broken away and Aone ot thedrawers i substantial means are provided Vfor Areadily removed; f rel-easably'` securing the drawers in the draw? Figure i2 is a fragmentary vperspective sec? 'er section of a Wardrobeztrunk against untional view` illustrating thefdeviceina posi- 65 authorized opening. i i ltion'locking one of. the drawers, said view f This 'invention contemplates vas another otbeing'taken through yFiguieB onthefplane its objectsthe provision of an improved drawot' the line 242-; i e Y f er guide or mount having means adapted .to Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary View, @A be passed through the parts thereot` when partly in section and partly' 4in elevation, 70

the drawers are in closed position to releastaken 'through Figure vl ontlre'plane ofthezably lo'clr thefdrawers against vtampering or line 3-8;

unauthbfzd Opening, Y Figure 4l is a fragmentary sectionalviewb It. is al further object of our invention to taken transversely throughone side portion i provide a non-removable type otlocking deof theftrunk drawer section on the plane of 75 vice `for wardrobe trunk drawers wherein a .the line o'tFigureg" locking bar, is provided having a lockingy Figure 5 isa fragmentary perspective View tongue for each` drawer'adapted to be passed Vof the master drawer V ilglustiuiting the means through theguide ,members carried thereby carried thereby for actuatingthe devicefor and the Section when the drawer' is fully locking the remaining drawers, y 80 closed to firmlyv and rigidly lock the same Figure (3 is a fragmentary,eleva'tional'view f au against unauthoriaed opening and thus elimi- 4of the upper endof a drawer lock-ing device nate the necessity'ot cutting away a portion detached romthetriuik and constructed in y of the drawers to providelreeper recesses'or a'slightly modified manner; i" e 1 fthe securement theretoA of special keeper de- Figure 7 is aview similar to Figure-3 'Oi-8 5 vices. l Y i asliglitly modified means for actuating lthe A still urtherobject of our invention reylocking bar; i I i' sides in therprovision Iof slidablyJinterlocked 1 Figure 8 is a 'fragmentary-view, partly in guides or supports lfor mounting the drawers section andpartly in elevation, taken throughY t in the trunk section having means JforY re- Figure-7 on the p lane of the linef8`-8, anc V90 ceiving a locking Vdevice adaptedv to loev en- Figure Dis a fragmentary perspective *viewgv 4u gaged therewith to rigidly secure the drawers of the meansy for actuating thel locking bar, f against unauthorized opening.r i thesamebeing detached from thetruulr andl f lVith the above andother objects in view master drawer. i' :l which will appear as the description pro*vr Referring now more .particularly to the `95` ceeds, our, invention resides in the novel conaccompanying drawings, in which like niistruction,1 combination and arrangement of meralsdesig'nate like parts throughoutthe parts substantially as hereinafter described several views; the numeral clesignates the and more particularly dened by theap-v drawer section of a wardrobe trunkhaving pended claims, it being understood: that such side, rear, top and bottom panels or walls 6, 100 Vchanges in the vprecise embodiment ot the 7 ,8 and 9, respectively, and adapted tolbe herein disclosed linvention may be made as suitably connected withv ythe wardrobe sec-'L come within the scope `of the claims. v Y tion or compartment, `not s howmot'y the trunle In the accompanying drawings, we have A plurality of drawers 10 are slidably mountf5 fing the blank along i ved in,` the drawer Y tially flush y panels,Theupper-most drawer 10 ofthe A section for movementto closed position wit-h their front faces substanwith the outer edges of they side plurality may be termed a. master drawer, be-

ding equipped with an independent lock i section on a `pairrof drawer guideinembers by being'inedially bentor folded or supports 12 secured tothe side walls 6 in parallel relation and on the same plane.

Each support 12 lis preferablyformed or Vbent from a blank `or single strip ofsmetal alonga loni gittrdinalline, as at 13, to form a double thick- Y -ness Hanger' the adjacent drawer is which is formed by further foldingror bend- The underside ofthe groove 14isfparallel Awiththe upper-side thereof rand extends beyond thel double flange toplrovide a supportm'giledge ror flange v16 onrw supported. The4 other longitudinal y guidefir'iember 12 is directedupwardly at 'SP/Cured to the adjacent side wall ofthe sec-y Arightlangles to the double flange portion to provide'an attaching ilange which is suitably ytion by rivets or other means 17.

, ber 18 secured Each drawer has a guide or support mem- `thereof which is formed from a single blank 'orlength of benda-ble 'metal foldedl or -bent portion directedy'upwardly `from a point spacedf'from but parallel to the fold line 19 i under fportion inner end ofthe "mentbe' 'f struction to provide rivets or other,y means 21. The 22 of the double or two-ply formed extends inwardly be# drawerf by ledge y23 `thus youd the portion l.2()r on aj substantially Astrai'htli'ne and is secured to the bottom of fthe `diawer to,

with the portion 20, reinforce the drawer." The extension ledge or guide flange 23 extendedtherebeyond is adaptedA to be slidably engaged in thegroove'or channel 14 ofthe adjacent'section lcarried guidememberia I Thefforwa'rd end portionof the flange or ledge 23 is preferably struck upwardly, as at 24, to provide a stop adapted to engage the adjacent guide member 12 when the drawer is closed to limit its move- Vond a pointwith'its outer face substantial wallsjof the dra-wer section. With this conit will be readily obvious that the drawers are readily slidably mounted in the section" 5 andv may be moved to substantially fullsopen position without requiring'supporty ends by reason of the interf 4:for their outer in thevdrawing, two lockingfv portion defining 'one side of a` bars 30 are preferably provided, one' mounti guide' groove or channel 14, the other side of a longitudinal line ich the weight lof' edge portion of the.

along each lower side corner offset theref j a vertical portion 2O adapted to be ,Y 'secured tothe adjacent' sidewall of theyflush with ther outer edges of theA locking engagement between the section and l drawer carried guide members.

The drawers are adapted to be readily` locked in rclosed position by" locking tongues or keys 25 adapted to'bel inserted through .o eninofs or slots 26 and 27 in the sides of Y The locking tongues 25 are preferably formed j of strip metalhaving their upper ends 28l parallel therewith but on a different plane' f and suitably secured by rivets 29, to a locking bar 30 vertically slidably mounted along the alignment with the slots As illustrated 6. and as but one need be ed at each side wall the following descriptical alignment adjacent 'the slots 26 prefer-' if or bending the same 'in wardly, as best illustrated in Figures`2, 3 and vIl, to a width and 'to the width and ablyV by striking depth substantially equal thicknessof the bar 30. The bai" 30 is vertically slidably mounted in the bearings provided by the guidesBl and, as clearly illustrated, the locking tongues 25 are secured' to the/,locliiigvbar j adjacent the members 12 with their. free ends rom a distance' substantially equal tothe Vdistance between the locking bar v i ona longitudinal line 19 withthe top foldl` andthe slots 26 so that vertical `movement of the locking'bai` engages andl disengages rthey ,y

6 ofthe drawer section in d 26 ofthe section locking Y 4pivot pin 'Y Y which passes through an j The 'vertical at"V Hu l i elongated openi'ng'l inthe inner end of an l actuating lever fhaving its outer end pivot-z ally. secured, as at 36, to the adjacent section wall 6. The lever locking tongues4 engaged ings in the guide members to rockthe sainev against relative lmovement' spring 37 having one-fend iin is adapted to'be'in a i 1 ,substantially horizontal ,position when the* p locking vbar is in downward positioiiwith thev i-ntheslots or open Vll A contractile'. secured, as at 38, to the upper end of the locking bar and its V other end secured,as at 39, tothe section 'wall normally urges the locking bar upwardly to a position with the locking tongues free of thev l guide groovesl 14 of thev guide members 12, as

` illustrated' in dotted lines in igureB. Y

bar is depressed Aagainst the y actionof the spring 37 by anac'tuating member 40 secured to the adjacent side wall of the and adapted to ride over 5 TheY locking master drawer 1(7) the upper surface of the lever 35 as shown l in Figurevl'as the drawer is moved to closed positiony to have a campaction-thereon andv the lever 35 adjacent it-s pivot 33.

press the same downwardly against Y In Figure 6 is fied form of our invent-ion in which the lever spring 37, aswillbe readily apparent. An openingof the drawer 10-, disengaging member 40 from the lever 35, permits the upward return of the loclringbar under the action ofV the spring 37 and unlocks the remaining drawers 10, 4 i Y j y illustrated a slightly modiis of bell-crank form having its pivotal connection 36 `at the apex thereof-and its short arm 41 normally extended upwardly in the path of the drawer carried actuating member 40 to be moved inwardly by closing movement ofthe drawer 1.0 to depress the outer end of the other arm thereof and consequently the locking bar 30. y i l In operation it will be readily obvious that the drawers 10 are moved inwardly to fully vclosed position and, closing movement V'of the mast-er drawer 10 engages the actuatingl members 40 on the opposite sides thereof with the adjacent levers 35 depressing the locking. bars to .engage the tongues 25 inthe registered apertures 26 and 27 of the-adjacent guide members .12 and 18. The master drawer 10, isthen locked closed byits independentor master lock, not shown, andthe drawers 10 are consequently locked until the f master drawer is opened sutliciently to disengage the members 40 and the levers 35.

In` Figures 7 to 9, inclusive, another typesecured, as at 45, to a plate 46 to which the lever is pivoted. A pin or projection 47 is formed on the other free end of the lever 44 and normally lies in the path of the actuating member carried by the adjacent side of the master drawer 10.

In this form of our invention, the spring 37 has one end secured to the adjacent trunk panel. as at 39. andits other end secured to vVith this construction it will be readily evident that the til) locking bar 30 is normally yieldablyretained in inactive position and movement of the free end of the lever 44 to its dotted line position illustrated in Figure 7 byengagement of the member 40 with the pin 47 thereof depresses the outer end of the lever 44, carrying with it the bar 30 to engage the locking tongues 25 thereof in the registered apertures of the interloclred slide members. VWhen in locking,

position. the center of pivot 43 isl preferably slightly beyond an imaginary line drawn verthe i.

tically through the pivot-45 to thus securethe l bar in locked position .against the` action of the spring. .Y l

The actuating member 40illustrated in Figures 7, 8 and 9, has its, outer'iend portion offset 'and parallel to the adjacent side of the drawer 'and isprovided Awit-ha vertical recess-51 the outerend 52 of whichis cut away sufficient tofpass under pin 47 vwhen the bar is in its upper-mostposition. As a result, closing movement of the drawer 10/e1igages the extended wall 53 of the recess 51' with the.V

pin 47, moving the bar to locking'position and engaging the pin. in the recess.l '"Ojpvening.,

movement of the drawer 10 insures the positive return of the locking bar,'tlie pin 47 being carried to. its dotted lineposition bythe 4end 52 of the actuating 'memberl i Y In Figures 7 and 8,'thefloclring harig() is illustrated as ysecured' to one side panel ofthe trunk, although it will be readily evidentfthat i two may beemployed if desired,` although one is 'suiiicientf l., y .i

The forward or outerend of the ledge 1'6 of each panel carried guide member is preferably provided with a guide extension Vor tongue 54-to provide means forA facilitating the: insertion of the ldrawers in the trunk.

The inner end of the drawers are positioned thereon and consequently the `flanges 19 i thereof are guided into the channels 14.

From `the foregoing description taken in vconnection with the accompanying drawings,

it will be readily apparent to those .skilled in the art to which an-invention of thisl character appertains that .wegprovide .an .improved` drawer guide and Vdrawer locking device which is concealed within the drawer section, whichis easily actuated bythe closing movement of the master drawer and which affords maximum vprotection against tampering with or therunauthorized opening of the trunk drawers. .l

What we claim as our invention is;

1. In a device'of the character described including a drawer receiving section having sidewalls and a Vdrawer slidable therein,. .drawer guide members secured to the sectionv side walls, lguide'members carried bv the drawer and slidablyinterlocked with the first-named guide members, a bar member .slidably mounted at one section side wall, vand means carried by the lbar and adapted to be passed 'through registering apertures v'in the guide members to lock the interlocked guide drawer is closed.

membersV against relative movement when the 2. In a device of the character described? including a drawer receiving section having Asidewalls and a drawer slidable therein,

drawer guide'memberssecured to the section sidewalls, guide members carried by thedrawer, the adjacent guide members being longitudinally slidably interlocked -to .prevent vertical movement of the members, a ver- 'ineludirnr a drawer receiving guide members.

tical bearing carried "ibyl one section guide Inmbeija bar verticallyv slidably mounted in Vsaid bearingand ay locking tonguerarriedl by'sai'd bar and adaptedV tor be engaged in 1e`,fgistered'aperturesA in 'the' adjacent guide memberswhen the drawer is fully closed to secure the drawer in such position.

3.`In a device Aof' the character described sectionV having sidewalls and a drawer slidable therein,

y drawer guide members secured to the seetionside walls, `guide members 'carried by the drawer and slidably interlocked Vwith the first-'named guidemembers,a vertical bearingcarried by one section guide member, a bar vertically slid'ably mounted in said bearing, a'locking'tongue carried'by said bar and adapted to beengaged 1n registered aper- 4., In adevice of the character described including drawers receiving section and Va drawer slidable thereima locking bar monntf ed 1n thesectlon, cooperating means'carried :by the lockingbar and one drawerwherebydepression of the locking bar secures Said drawer'injclosed position, a lever means pivotally connectmg oneend of the lever with .Y the section, means v-pivotally connecting the other end jof the leverwith the upp'erend ofv the locking bar, a Asecond leveiymeans pivottures.

ally eon'nectingone end of the second lever with the section, a pivot pin medially vcarried by the second lever and engaging in an velongated slot medially formed in the Afirst-lever, a projection carried on the free end oit said second lever, and van actuating Vmember ycar-,jy ried bythe other drawer and adapted to en-fgage said projection upon closing movement to move the second lever von its pivotan'd de-V press t-he outerfend ofthe [irst leverandconsequently depress the locking bar. Y 5. In a deviceof'the'character described, including a drawer receiving section, a pair of horizontally disposedv drawer guide members fixed to the opposite side walls* 'of the section and provided withv spaced horizontal :flanges forming a channel therebetween, guide members carried by the drawers and havin0- a part projected laterally to be slidably reL ceived betweenv the spaced flanges of the fixed guide members whereby the drawer 1s mount-7 L y ed for sliding movement 'in and out of said section but is prevented from vertical movement, ya bar vertically slidably mounted in the section along one side Wall, a locking tongue carried by said bar and havingr its yend'` portion offset therefrom, butl parallel fthere-l `to and adapted to be passed through apertures in the flanges of theadjacent guide members, and means for vmoving said bar to engage and disengag'e saldiloclnng tongue' in theguide member apertures. 1

In testimony whereof we aixour 'signaf GEORGE HENRY 'WHEAEY MATHIEs KUETEN.

(Seal) CERTIFICATE, 0F CORRECT 10N.

Patent No. l.,686,194. Granted October 2, i928, to

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY ET AL.'

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification oi the above numbered patent requiring correction as foilows: Page 4, line 27, claim 4, after the word "including" `insert the article "a", and for the word "drawers" read "drawer", and after the word "and" strike out the article "a"; same page and claim, line. 28, for the Word "drawer" read "drawers", audiine 32, after the word "lever" insert a comma; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record oi the casein the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 27th day of Iovernber, A. D. 1928.4

M. J. Moore, Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

